SoundTown cancels music fest due to low ticket sales

SoundTown has pulled the plug on its July 26-28 music festival at Somerset Amphitheater roughly 30 miles northeast of the Twin Cities, due to lack of interest, The Current reports. This year's lineup was to include Jane's Addiction, Weezer, Florence and the Machine, Girl Talk, and dozens of other national and local acts.

SoundTown has pulled the plug on its July 26-28 music festival at Somerset Amphitheater roughly 30 miles northeast of the Twin Cities, due to lack of interest, The Current reports. This year's lineup was to include Jane's Addiction, Weezer, Florence and the Machine, Girl Talk, and dozens of other national and local acts.

The River's Edge Music Festival debuts on Harriet Island June 23rd and 24th. It will feature a mixture of rock styles put together by concert promoters Live Nation. That company will also handle St. Paul's Fourth of July festival at the same location.

A record number of people took in the two-day Twin Ports’ Bridge Festival this weekend to help support flood recovery efforts. Organizers hoped to raise $100,000 for the United Way's long-term flood relief. The annual music festival featured a dozen bands, including Duluth's own Trampled by Turtles.

The 126th St. Paul Winter Carnival will go on, but without the annual snow sculpture contest. Due to the lack of snow this winter, organizers made the decision to cancel it, but the carnival will still have ice carving. The St. Paul Winter Carnival is set to take place January 26 through February 5.

This weekend brought the first multi-day rock music festival to Harriet Island since Taste of Minnesota died with a sparsely attended whimper two years ago. The River's Edge Music Fest enjoyed much bigger crowds and lots of raves on Twitter.

Race officials scrapped the popular race this year because of low water on Turtle Lake. The water level in 2010 forced competitors to wade through mud during the swimming portion of the race, and organizers say the event can't risk another blow to its reputation. They changed it to a duathlon in 2011 but participation plunged.

Campers are starting to roll into one of the most popular country music festivals in the country. At least 50,000 people are expected to pass through the Soo Pass for the four-day event near Detroit Lakes, which kicks runs Thursday through Sunday. Among the performers at the annual event -- which turns 30 this year -- are Toby Keith, Alabama and funnyman Steve Martin, who will be there to play his banjo.